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KitKat for Nexus 7 and 10 today!
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len112
22-11-2013
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“Got the update on my N7, I don't understand why Google are keeping GEL an exclusive, it's such an Apple thing to do.

I did however sideload it from Android Police and it works fine.”


What is GEL ?
flagpole
22-11-2013
Originally Posted by len112:
“What is GEL ?”

Google Experience Launcher.

i don't know why people use all these acronyms. i guess it's the one on the N5
heckbulb
22-11-2013
How do I tell if it's downloading the update as I presume it will do it in the background?

Still nothing on mine, yet my partner has got it on hers.
flagpole
22-11-2013
Originally Posted by heckbulb:
“How do I tell if it's downloading the update as I presume it will do it in the background?

Still nothing on mine, yet my partner has got it on hers.”

i forget but i think it tells you.
Kal_El
22-11-2013
Originally Posted by heckbulb:
“How do I tell if it's downloading the update as I presume it will do it in the background?

Still nothing on mine, yet my partner has got it on hers.”

Yeah it kind of surprised me. It must have downloaded it in the background, because it alerted me last night around 10pm that there was an update ready to install at about 185Mb. So it had already got the data, just needed my confirmation to install it. There was no other hint that it had been downloading this, despite the fact that I had been checking manually for the last few nights to see if this update was available. Kudos to Google for that I suppose, nice and neat.
Darreninessex
22-11-2013
Those people that have received 4.4 on there nexus 7 first gen

Was your device a unroofed or side loaded device or just a normal one ?

Darren
omipalone
22-11-2013
Originally Posted by Darreninessex:
“Those people that have received 4.4 on there nexus 7 first gen

Was your device a unroofed or side loaded device or just a normal one ?

Darren”

Just a straight out of the box normal 1st Gen 32GB Nexus 7
paulsalter
22-11-2013
Originally Posted by omipalone:
“Just a straight out of the box normal 1st Gen 32GB Nexus 7”

Same for mine, just setup as it was out the box (16GB version though)
Darreninessex
22-11-2013
Waiting for mine
Kal_El
22-11-2013
Originally Posted by omipalone:
“Just a straight out of the box normal 1st Gen 32GB Nexus 7”

Ditto. Not rooted nor nothin'.
Voynich
22-11-2013
Originally Posted by Gormond:
“Got the update on my N7, I don't understand why Google are keeping GEL an exclusive, it's such an Apple thing to do.

I did however sideload it from Android Police and it works fine.”

Yes it reminds me a tiny bit of what Apple did with Siri. Older hardware is perfectly capable of running it but they kept it 'exclusive' to the latest handset.
len112
22-11-2013
I have it on my 2013 model now, but still no sign of it on the 2012 model.
PityTheFool
22-11-2013
Originally Posted by Darreninessex:
“Those people that have received 4.4 on there nexus 7 first gen

Was your device a unroofed or side loaded device or just a normal one ?

Darren”

Got 4.4 last night. Stock 32GB Nexus 7 3g 2012 model
mersey70
22-11-2013
I haven't got it yet but various Google updates have taken place this week, Google Keyboard being the most recent earlier today.
soulou
22-11-2013
Just arrived on my Nexus 7.
soulou
22-11-2013
OK. Problem already. The KitKat thingy has installed and now my Nexus 7 won't open new android apps. The old ones I had already are fine. When I installed new ones. the installation process seems to be OK but when I try to open them I get the message "Unfortunately, "name of app" has stopped". I have uninstalled and reinstalled them but still the same problem.

Any ideas?

I have just tried a third and this one is OK so I guess there is something wrong with the apps or compatibility or something with the previous two.
kazzabeee
22-11-2013
I've been checking my tablet every day since this thread started and I am just installing it now. I hope it won't prove to be a disappointment!
madj40
22-11-2013
My Nexus 2013 is installing it now...
paulbrock
23-11-2013
Good info on how the download distribution works:http://m.androidauthority.com/how-an...ar-gcf-318744/
flagpole
23-11-2013
KK has made my N7 worse.
Kal_El
23-11-2013
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“KK has made my N7 worse.”

Hmm. I can't say it's made mine worse, but I'm struggling to find anything particularly better. Still, I'm glad it didn't bork it!
njp
23-11-2013
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“KK has made my N7 worse.”

In what way?
flagpole
23-11-2013
Originally Posted by njp:
“In what way?”

my (stock) email widget can nolonger be resized and forgets which folder it should be showing whenever i reboot.

widgets in general are not working properly. and it's very slow the browser has crashed and or frozen a lot since the update.

and there does not appear to be any benefit.
len112
23-11-2013
Originally Posted by flagpole:
“my (stock) email widget can nolonger be resized and forgets which folder it should be showing whenever i reboot.

widgets in general are not working properly. and it's very slow the browser has crashed and or frozen a lot since the update.

and there does not appear to be any benefit.”

Have you tried a back up and reset , That's what Apple would suggest .
flagpole
23-11-2013
Originally Posted by len112:
“Have you tried a back up and reset , That's what Apple would suggest .”

i haven't.

i don't really want to either. i will if i have to i guess.
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